The 2021–22 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team represented Auburn University during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season as a member of the Southeastern Conference. The team's head coach was Bruce Pearl in his eighth season at Auburn. The team played their home games at Neville Arena in Auburn, Alabama. They finished the season 28–6, 15–3 in SEC play to finish as regular season champions. As the No. 1 seed, they were defeated by No. 8 seed Texas A&M in the quarterfinals. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region, where they defeated Jacksonville State in the First Round before being upset by Miami in the Second Round.
On January 24, 2022, the team was voted first in the AP poll for the first time in program history, in the midst of a nineteen-game winning streak.
Previous season The 2020–21 Auburn Tigers men's basketball team finished the 2020–21 season 13–14, 7–11 in SEC play. Due to a self-imposed postseason ban following former assistant coach Chuck Person's involvement in the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball corruption scandal, the Tigers were ineligible to compete in the SEC tournament and the NCAA tournament.
Offseason
Departures Auburn lost five players from the 2020–21 team. Freshmen Sharife Cooper and JT Thor were selected in the NBA draft, and Javon Franklin, Jamal Johnson, and Justin Powell transferred. Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown NotesJamal Johnson1G6'4"195Birmingham, ALTransferred to UABSharife Cooper2G6'1"180Powder Springs, GADeclared for NBA draft; selected 48th overall by the Atlanta Hawks.Javon Franklin4F6'7"220Little Rock, ARTransferred to South AlabamaJT Thor10F6'10"205Anchorage, AKDeclared for NBA draft; selected 37th overall by the Charlotte Hornets.Justin Powell24F6'6"205Prospect, KYTransferred to Tennessee
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School K. D. Johnson 0 G 6'0" 204 Sophomore Atlanta, GA Transferred from Georgia Wendell Green Jr. 1 G 5'11" 175 Sophomore Detroit, MI Transferred from Eastern Kentucky Zep Jasper 12 G 6'1" 185 Senior Augusta, GA Transferred from College of Charleston Walker Kessler 13 F/C 7'1" 245 Sophomore Newnan, GA Transferred from North Carolina
2021 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule
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Rankings
See also 2021–22 Auburn Tigers women's basketball team
Notes
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